Behind Enemy Lines - The Autobiography of Britain's Most Decorated Living War Hero (Paperback)

With three Military Crosses, three Croix de guerre, a Legion d'honneur, and a papal knighthood for his heroics during the Second World War, Sir Tommy Macpherson is the most decorated living soldier of the British Army. Yet for 65 years the Highlander's story has remained untold. Few know how, aged 21, he persuaded 23,000 SS soldiers of the feared Das Reich tank column to surrender, or how Tommy almost single-handedly stopped Tito's Yugoslavia annexing the whole of northeast Italy. Still a schoolboy when war broke out, Tommy quickly matured into a legendary commando. Twice captured, he escaped both times, marching through hundreds of miles of German-held territory to get home. With a dizzyingly diverse cast of characters, including Winston Churchill, Field Marshal Montgomery, and Charles de Gaulle, "Behind Enemy Lines" is an astonishing story of how an ordinary boy came to achieve truly extraordinary feats when war came calling.

General

Imprint:	Mainstream Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2012
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Richard Bath • Tommy MacPherson
Dimensions:	198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-84596-708-6
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Humanities > History > British & Irish history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > Battles & campaigns Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > History > British & Irish history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Second World War Books > Biography > Historical, political & military
LSN:	1-84596-708-9
Barcode:	9781845967086

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